The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-02-19
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.
Personal and Local.

D.
The l., d. q s. road earned the first half OF
this month, $l5 $685. increase over earnings cor
responding fourteen days, 1856, ST., OS4
W. g. Brown has been appointed auditor OF
disbursements on the Philadelphia 81 Reading
road. and George Zeiger auditor OF traihc re-
ceipts.
John F. Miller, general superintendent OF the
Pennsylvania lines west of Pittsbure. and >. ..
Turner division superin tendent, are in the city
and will remain until this afternoon.
Ernest Ingersoll, the well-known librarian,
has accepted a position at the head OF the adVer-
Using department of the Canadian PACING road'
which is known by the road as its publication
department
The Toledo, Cincinnati & ST. Louis road seems
to be floating towards the courts again. ltis re-
ported that the courts will be asked to resell the
road, the purchasers not having compiled WIN
she terms OF the late sale.
Commissioner Fink has written a letter to the
presidents of railways giving his Interpretation
of the interstate commerce law. The document
is considered as the official statement OF the po
sition of the trunk lines toward the law
The Wabash has adopted the new style of one
thousand mile tickets that resemble long
folder in covers, the edges of which are armed
with metal, to be used in tearing off a strip rep
resenting the proper number of miles.
President Stevens, of the Chicago & Eastern
Illinois road, has contracted with the Hinkley
locomotive works, Boston. Mass, to build nine
new heavy locomotives, which purchase is made
necessary through the increase of traffic on the
road.
The Indianapolis & St Louis eastern division
The fret week in February earned $2S.S6I. In
crease over earnings corresponding week, 1886,
"a, 9l6 The western division earned $l5. 5l0.
Increase over earnings corresponding week,
1886, 81, 700.
All roads now issuing one thousand mile
tickets make provision across their face that
this ticket is subject TO recall and redemption by
the company issuing it if its use conflicts with
the spirit OF the interstate-commerce bill on its
taking effect
Extensive car works are to be built at Curtis
Greek, the new tide water terminal of the Balti-
more 81 Ohio. William Reyes. ex-vice president
of the b. & o., is president of the company and
Robert Garrett of the directors. The CAPT
tai stock is $300,000
The Pennsylvania Company will considerably
increase the equipment of the Indianapolis e.
Vincennes road the present year. in the way of
coal-cars and fiat cars. The stone traffic Of this
road AS we'll as the coal traffic, in 1885, was
ly double in tonnage that of the preceding year.
Cincinnati Sandusky G. Clevelands friends,
says the Boston Advertiser are figuring that
when the settlement with the Indiana Bloom
inGton 81 Western is completed there will be
enough money accrung to the Sandusky in the
way OF back rentals, etc. to pay So per share to
present stockholders.
The business of the Wabash east of the river
ls suffering through the squeezing Mr.. Gould's
lines west of the river administering through
che diversion of traffic to other roads on
reaching st. Louis. This has necesstated a
large reduction of the working force on the
lines east of the river.
The high winds of yesterday made bad work
with the telegraph wires in the northern part Of
the State the ground being so soft that the poles
blew over easily. Trains, as we'll, from the north
were all late. Even the c., l., St L. 81 c.
which seldom fails to run into the Union Depot
right on the dot, was fifty minutes late.
Since the first of the year every agent on the
line of the Evansville & INDIANAPOLIS road, which
Is under the control of the Mackey management,
aas oeen removed and new agents appointed,
and every one of the conductors on the road dis
charged President Mackey has never made
public his reasons for the wholesale slaughter.
Judge Gresham has entered order author
izing receiver Thomas NJ. Cooley. of the Wabash
railway. to compromise claims against the
company the receiver for damages to life or
property which do not exceed ST. ,000 and which
ne may be advised he is liable for. These claims
are to be paid ont of the earnings Of the road.
The publishers of Poor's Manual of the Rail-
coads of the United States announce that the
twentieth annual number will be issued July l.,
1887. Preparations being made to make it
the most elaborate number ever published.
The completeness and official character of the
work is fully recognized, so that no comments on
that point seem necessary.
of the Adams Express Company. spent yester-
day in the city looking matters over and giving
instructions to Mr.. Henderson, agent at Indian
apois, regarding forwarding business to the
new territory the company reaches through Its
recently acquired privileges on the Philadelphia
& Reading and other roads
The duties that have been performed hereto.
fore by w. G. Arp. as general foreman Of the G.
st. L. 81 T. shops, at this point, are hereafter tC
be under the supervision of VIM. Swanston
master mechanic, the position of general fore
man having been abolished. Mr.. Arp, as before
stated, goes to Columbus. o., to take a similar
position in the shops at that point
1t is quite evident that the Beene people and
the Pennsylvania Company propose to continue
their outside Offices at this point, interstate
commerce law no interstate-commercel law. AZ
the former has just renewed its lease for five
years, and the Pennsylvania Company theirs
for three years, with e. r. Claypool, who owns
the buildings in which their up town Offices ART
located.
"A friend of Austin Corbin in speaking Of thu
economical measures which he has enforced OF
the Philadelphia a. Reading road since takin,
the presidency, said that much of the advers
criticism has been unjust. People who fint
fault with Mr.. Corbin should not forget that hi
position is a peculiar one. Mountains threaten
to topple over and destroy his efforts TO lift tn
road out of its financial mre on every hand
Passenger agents are feeling more cheerful
over the situation. There is a growing improve
ment in business, and earnings footing a
mnch more favorably. Instead Of losses, som
increase is shown. For instance. the l., B.
w. earnings from this department the secon
week in February are some 5000 ahead of thos
of the corresponding week, 1856. and those @
the c., l., ST. L. e. c. some $500 ahead of las
year
Holders OF senior mortgage bonds on Wabas
lines east of the Mississippi have not undertake
any plans of reorganization, as they expect tn
purchasing committee will ultimately pay oil
their claim. They are more than pleased wit
Receiver Cooleys administration. The latte
reports net earnn gs sufficient TO meet all charge
and due proportion of rentals and taxes, and
balance after full interest their bonds, wit
business improving all the time.
Edward Pnltz, of New York. who died recent
1y, had been the horse purchaser of the Unite
States Express Company for thirty-one years
he beginning with the company in 1856 TIL